No fly with wheelchair repair kit

Available for over a year

A disabled man was unable to board a flight from Belfast International Airport at the weekend when staff said his wheelchair repair kit was a security risk. Steve Smithers, who's paraplegic. had hoped to fly to England to visit his sick father but staff told him the spanners could be used to "dismantle the plane". Steve spoke to our reporter Kelly Bonner at his home in Killinchy.